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[Interview+] How Moon's Ridges Reveal Secrets About Its Geology
40 minutes Posted Mar 23, 2026 at 5:46 pm.
Intro 01:44 Is the Moon dead? 08:44 What created the faults 14:04 Returning to the Moon 24:24 Beyond just the Moon 26:58 Boulders on the Moon 33:37 Current obsessions 38:42 Final thoughts
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Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iGxXclzwa08How dead is the Moon (geologically speaking)? How can we know what's going on inside it? What should the people returning to the Moon expect from it? Finding the answers in this interview.🟣 Guest: Dr. Cole Nypaver https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/cole-nypaver📜 Smithsonian Planetary Scientists Discover Recent Tectonic Activity on the Moon https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-planetary-scientists-discover-recent-tectonic-activity-moon00:00 Intro 01:44 Is the Moon dead? 08:44 What created the faults 14:04 Returning to the Moon 24:24 Beyond just the Moon 26:58 Boulders on the Moon 33:37 Current obsessions 38:42 Final thoughts